A U.S.-North Korea Meeting Reflects Victory for Moon Jae-in

Announcement comes after South Korea appeared to be on sidelines

For South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the announcement of a meeting between the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea marked the biggest coup of his 10-month presidency.

It came after a year in which South Korea appeared to be left out of a cycle of escalating tension between the U.S. and North Korea—even as Mr. Moon, a left-leaning leader who for decades has pushed for more engagement with Pyongyang, talked about putting South Korea “in the driver’s seat” on security matters on the Korean Peninsula.

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